Pinching PIP Perps: The Fight Against Auto Insurance Fraud
Want to know who to blame for rising auto insurance rates? I can give you names. Actually, the Florida Dept. of Insurance Fraud can give you names – of the arrests made in just one month of those who...
View ArticleHelping teen drivers be safe drivers
I remember, fondly, my 16-year-old self on the one driving lesson I had with my mother. She let me drive her to the deli to pick up fixings for dad’s lunch. I made a left turn on a green light,...
View ArticleFlorida law puts a price on driving slow in fast lane
Driving too slow in the fast lane is not a way to prove you own the road – unless you also want to prove you can get a ticket for it. On July 1, a new Florida transportation law included a provision...
View ArticleRoad trip over Labor Day? Drive smart, know what to do if things go bump
If you plan a road trip over Labor Day weekend, you will quickly discover millions of other drivers had the same idea. Labor Day, the “last hurrah” holiday before summer ends and the school year enters...
View ArticleCollege students need crash course on insurance
All across Florida, college students are settling in for another school year – and they bring lots of stuff with them. Hopefully, they have already learned the important lesson of having all that...
View ArticleNew car shopping? Check auto insurance costs before you buy
These are happy times for auto dealers. In August, U.S. auto makers recorded their best sales month in nearly five years. If you are planning on trading in or trading up, it’s a good idea to call your...
View ArticlePIP reform on/off switch back on – for now
In 2012, changes were made to Florida’s No-Fault Auto insurance law, also known as Personal Injury Protection (PIP). Those changes were set to launch in January 2013, yet the law barely left the...
View ArticleYear-end car sales drive need for GAP auto insurance
Here’s something to look forward to as December closes out: An end to all those back-to-back TV commercials for new cars. (Goodbye to the holiday jingles featuring a certain crooner from the ’90s….)...
View ArticleSome auto, home insurance rates declining in Florida
We all know the phrase “What goes up must come down.” Some people think this saying applies to everything except insurance. But they’re wrong. For many Floridians, the cost of both auto insurance and...
View ArticleMaking Bike Week a Safe Week
A sure sign of spring….it’s Bike Week in Daytona. What started as a motorcycle race along the beach in 1937 has morphed into a 10-day festival, bringing thousands to Volusia County. Bike Week – and...
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